Kenneth Marra

Epstein case et sequelae

On April 7, 2015, Judge Marra dealt with the pedophilia case involving Jeffrey Epstein. Marra ruled that sex allegations made against Prince Andrew, the British royal, in court papers filed in Florida must be struck from the public record.

Marra judged that the Crime Victims' Rights Act was disregarded in Epstein's sweetheart plea deal. His decision was rejected by the Eleventh Circuit en banc in 2021, archived as "Doe No. 1 v. United States, 749 F. 3d 999 (11th Cir. 2014)".

In February 2022 the Roberts Supreme Court denied review in the case (now known as Courtney Wild because in the interim the plaintiff had let her cloak of anonymity slip) and ultimately the CVRA was of no effect in the case of Epstein's 2008 conviction because his charges and trial were not held in Federal court.

Retirement On August 26, 2025, the District Court announced Marra's retirement.